Before the pandemic, Grew would take the bus or the London Underground to work. And I'm just like, 'Oh my God, I feel anxious just to go on the bus to my work.'" Still, some psychologists predict that the heightened levels of anxiety and depression experienced during lockdowns won't just disappear when restrictions ease. "I'm struggling to imagine things going back to how they were," said Amy Clement, a 26-year-old stage manager living in London. For her book Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come , Pan spent a year prior to the pandemic living life as an out-and-out extrovert.

Source: CNN July 07, 2021 00:45 UTC